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Description: | Cast copper alloy sword belt hook dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is an inverted sub-trapezoid in plan, with a convex lower edge from which an integral elongated triangular hook protrudes. The hook terminates with a blunt end which is probably incomplete. A rectangular slot has been removed from the centre of the upper horizontal edge. It runs from the centre of the upper edge to three quarters the length of the plate. In each corner of the fitting there is a circular rivet hole. The upper half of the outer face has been decorated with a moulded floral style decoration, but the details are not quite clear. Transversely across the centre of the mount there is a linear border below which there are curved lines radiating from the hook. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface has a mid green patina which is slightly abraded. It measures 64.74mm long, 54.56mm wide, 4.36mm thick at the upper portion of the hook, and weighs 16.6g.Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database, for example SF2692 and LVPL-A2C5B8 and are recorded as sword belt fittings dating to the 16th to mid 17th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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